Folk and Traditional Arts

Project Details by Fiscal Year
2018 Fiscal Year Funding Amount
$60,000
Fund Source
Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund
Recipient
Hmong Cultural Center
Recipient Type
Non-Profit Business/Entity
Status
Completed
Start Date
January 2018
End Date
June 2019
Activity Type
Grants/Contracts
Counties Affected
Anoka
Carver
Dakota
Hennepin
Ramsey
Scott
Washington
Anoka
Carver
Dakota
Hennepin
Ramsey
Scott
Washington
Project Overview

Folk and Traditional Arts

Project Details

Hmong Cultural Center will implement the Hmong Ceremonial Folk Arts Initiative, involving comprehensive programming to educate both Hmong and nonHmong about Hmong ceremonial folk arts including the qeej instrument and recited wedding and funeral songs.

Competitive Grant Making Body
Board Members and Qualifications

Ardell Brede: Mayor of Rochester, elected 2002; Peggy Burnet: Businesswoman, art collector, and community volunteer. Member of the Smithsonian National Board. Former chair of the board, Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden. Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Uri Camarena: Business consultant, Metropolitan Economic Development Association. Board chair, Minneapolis College of Art and Design.; Michael Charron: Dean of the School of the Arts, Saint Mary’s University of Minnesota. Officer at -Large, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Rebecca Davis-Lee: Touring pianist, piano and music theory teacher. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Sean Dowse, Mayor of Red Wing, elected 2016. Former executive director, Sheldon Theatre. Board member for Minnesota Citizens for the Arts. Secretary/Treasurer, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Thomas Moss: Consultant to nonprofits and government agencies.; Dobson West: Senior advisor, Spell Capital Partners Fund; Christina Widdess: Arts organization consultant; former managing director, Penumbra Theatre. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.

Advisory Group Members and Qualifications

Rebecca Dallinger: Special projects coordinator, White Earth Tribal and Community College Extension; Karen Goulet: Artist; program director of the Miikanan Gallery at Watermark Art Center, Bemidji; Peggy Korsmo-Kennon: COO, American Swedish Institute; David Todd Lawrence: Writer; English professor at St. Thomas; Sowah Mensah: Ethnomusicologist, composer, and master drummer; music professor at Macalester and U of M; Jeffrey Meyer: Music professor and fine arts department chair at Concordia College, Moorhead; leader of study abroad trips; Chuen-Fung Wong: Associate professor and chair of music, Macalester College

Conflict of Interest Disclosed
No
Legal Citation / Subdivision
Laws of Minnesota 2017 Regular Session, chapter 91, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3
Appropriation Language

ACHF Cultural Heritage

2018 Fiscal Year Funding Amount
$60,000
Other Funds Leveraged
$27,500
Direct expenses
$87,500
Administration costs
$15,000
Number of full time equivalents funded
0.25
Proposed Measurable Outcome(s)

Minnesotans have increased understanding of Hmong ceremonial folk art forms. Methods used to evaluate progress toward the outcome will include program attendance and surveys as well as other assessments of participant knowledge gained through the project.

Measurable Outcome(s)

Minnesotans have increased understanding of Hmong ceremonial folk art forms. Program attendance and surveys as well as other assessments of participant knowledge gained through the project.

Proposed Outcomes Achieved
achieved proposed outcomes
Source of Additional Funds

Other,local or private

Recipient Board Members
Shuly Her, Board Chair_x000D_ Kamai (Dao) Xiong, Vice Chair_x000D_ Maiyia Yang, Secretary_x000D_ Vong Thao, Treasurer, _x000D_ Chad Lee_x000D_ Bee Moua
Project Manager
First Name
Txongpao
Last Name
Lee
Organization Name
Hmong Cultural Center
Street Address
375 University Ave Ste 204
City
St Paul
State
MN
Zip Code
55103
Phone
(651) 917-9937
Email
txong@hmongcc.org
Administered By
Administered by
Location

Griggs Midway Building, Suite 304,
540 Fairview Avenue North,
St. Paul, MN 55104

Phone
(651) 539-2650 or toll-free (800) 866-2787
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